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The Party of "Less Government" Wants To Govern Every Aspect Of Our Lives
28 Apr 2022 1:29 am
So much for the "party of less government":
MAGA Republicans have forsaken small-government politics for ‘White Christian nationalism’: conservative - Alternet.org Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin, now 60, has voted Republican in most post-1970s presidential elections — and in the past, she strongly identified with moderate conservatives like Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge.
But these days, Rubin is an outspoken Never Trumper and a scathing critic of the MAGA movement. And in an April 27 column, Rubin argues that the Trumpified GOP has forsaken traditional conservatism in favor of “White Christian nationalism.”
“People might be confused about how a Republican Party that once worried about government overreach now seeks to control medical care for transgender children and retaliate against a corporation for objecting to a bill targeting LGBTQ students,” Rubin explains.
“And why is it that the most ambitious Republicans are spending more time battling nonexistent critical race theory in schools than on health care or inflation?
To explain this, one must acknowledge that the GOP is not a political party anymore. It is a movement dedicated to imposing White Christian nationalism.”
also:
Charlie Crist slams Ron DeSantis as a 'brazen' enemy of democracy: 'It’s all about authoritarianism' - Alternet.org
DeSantis Plan To Punish Disney By Sticking Floridians With $2B Tax Bill Even Stupider Than You Think - Wonkette
MAGA Republicans have forsaken small-government politics for ‘White Christian nationalism’: conservative - Alternet.org Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin, now 60, has voted Republican in most post-1970s presidential elections — and in the past, she strongly identified with moderate conservatives like Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge.
But these days, Rubin is an outspoken Never Trumper and a scathing critic of the MAGA movement. And in an April 27 column, Rubin argues that the Trumpified GOP has forsaken traditional conservatism in favor of “White Christian nationalism.”
“People might be confused about how a Republican Party that once worried about government overreach now seeks to control medical care for transgender children and retaliate against a corporation for objecting to a bill targeting LGBTQ students,” Rubin explains.
“And why is it that the most ambitious Republicans are spending more time battling nonexistent critical race theory in schools than on health care or inflation?
To explain this, one must acknowledge that the GOP is not a political party anymore. It is a movement dedicated to imposing White Christian nationalism.”
also:
Charlie Crist slams Ron DeSantis as a 'brazen' enemy of democracy: 'It’s all about authoritarianism' - Alternet.org
DeSantis Plan To Punish Disney By Sticking Floridians With $2B Tax Bill Even Stupider Than You Think - Wonkette